Sustainability & Environmental Performance Manager

National Grid; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in the UK is seeking an experienced environmental and sustainability professional to drive strategy and compliance across construction projects. The role involves leading a team, ensuring adherence to environmental policies, and providing expert advice. Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with a formal environmental qualification. Offers a salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum and generous benefits.

Benefits

Salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum

Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 30%

28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days

Generous contributory pension scheme

Financial support for professional development

Flexible benefits including share incentive plan

Family care benefits

Health, fitness and wellbeing apps access

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental management systems and best practices within a construction environment.
• Membership of IEMA or other professional body is advantageous.
• Experience with regulatory agencies and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of specialists to enhance sustainability awareness.
• Ensure compliance with environmental policies and standards.
• Develop management plans and provide expert advice in construction settings.

Skills

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Time management

Environmental management systems

Education

Formal environmental or sustainability qualification

Job description

About the role

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving. In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers.

Our Infrastructure Delivery (ID) team is looking for an experienced and passionate environmental and sustainability professional to drive strategy and compliance across a diverse portfolio of construction projects. This is a great opportunity to be at the forefront of embedding environmental excellence into the heart of delivery.

You’ll lead a team of specialists and work directly with our delivery units and supply chain partners to enhance awareness, understanding, and implementation of key sustainability goals. From developing overarching management plans and systems, to providing expert advice in a fast-paced construction setting, you’ll ensure that both environmental compliance and strategic ambitions are met and exceeded.

You’ll ensure that client and contractor organisations comply with business, contractual and legislative requirements, and use performance insights to provide commentary on current position, areas of risk and opportunities to improve.

Visiting sites and meeting with contractors and supply chain, you’ll ensure appropriate materials are used and develop initiatives to address any under-performance, whilst maintaining accurate performance records.

In addition, you’ll provide assurance to the ID Executive that environmental & sustainability policies and standards are being met within the projects.

We’re flexible on where you are based but there will be a need to travel regularly to sites and contractor offices throughout England and Wales, and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.

What you'll need

With a formal environmental or sustainability qualification, you’ll have a thorough knowledge of environmental legislation, and environmental management systems and best practice within a construction environment. Membership of IEMA or other professional body would be advantageous.

Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability and confidence to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation is essential, as is a drive and enthusiasm for continuous improvement and experience of change management.

You’ll be personally committed to finding new ways of working in conjunction with others to achieve business goals and have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.

Experience of working with regulatory agencies and external stakeholders is key and you must hold a Current driving licence.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Job requirement car
• Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 30%
• 28 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

More Information

This role closes on 7th November 2025 however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

At National Grid we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

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